Global Security Newswire
Daily News on Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Weapons, Terrorism and Related Issues
Top Stories
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Russia Exports Sophisticated Cruise Missiles to Syria
Russia has exported sophisticated Yakhont cruise missiles to the Bashar Assad regime that might be used against any foreign ships sent to intervene in the Syrian civil war, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
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New Nuclear Disarmament Talks Open in Geneva
May 17, 2013 | Diane Barnes | Nuclear Nonproliferation, Arms Control, DisarmamentWASHINGTON -- A newly created United Nations forum this week began its first discussions on how to advance multilateral nuclear disarmament efforts in light of a long-running stalemate at the 65-nation conference assigned primary responsibility for arms control negotiations.
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What U.S. Could Do if Pakistan Loses Control Over Nuclear Weapons
WASHINGTON -- A longtime expert on terrorism and nuclear arms is calling on the United States and others to identify fresh responses to a potential crisis in which a nation such as Pakistan or North Korea loses control over nuclear weapons or fissile material, without the West necessarily intervening by force.
Other Current Stories
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S. Korea-U.S. Atomic Trade Deal Could Set Risky Precedent: Ex-Officials
May 17, 2013 | Rachel Oswald | Nuclear Trade and Commerce , Reprocessing/Recycling , Uranium EnrichmentWASHINGTON -- Foremost on the Obama administration’s mind as it considers the terms of a new nuclear trade deal with South Korea should be the precedent the United States wants to set for third-party nations also interested in gaining access to sensitive technologies that can be used to produce both ...
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U.N. Chief Lashes Syria for Blocking Chemical Arms Probe
May 17, 2013 | Chemical Weapons UseU.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday denounced the Syrian government's refusal to admit investigators to examine claims of chemical arms being used in the country's 2-year-old civil war, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported.
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North Korea Might Hold 200 Movable Missile Platforms, Report Says
A new analysis from a think tank operated by the South Korean government says North Korea might hold up to 200 movable missile firing platforms, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.
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Pentagon Sees Little Geographic Limit on Hits Against Terrorists
A post-Sept. 11 law grants U.S. armed forces broad authority to hone in on violent extremists around the world, the Los Angeles Times quoted a senior Defense Department official as saying on Thursday.
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Former Ambassador Says he Will Testify on Benghazi Only in Public
May 17, 2013 | Charles S. Clark | TerrorismWASHINGTON -- In the latest development in the fluid Benghazi investigation, the two retired luminaries who chaired the State Department’s outside review of the government’s handling of the September 2012 attack in Libya reiterated their refusal to comply with a House committee chairman’s demand that they testify behind ...
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Israel Said Not Ready for WMD Strike
The Israeli Home Front Defense Ministry on Thursday said the nation is not ready to protect its people from a terrorist strike involving a weapon of mass destruction, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
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A LOOK AHEAD
May 17, 2013What’s next on nonproliferation and international security, in Washington and across the globe.
Quote of the Day
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), questioning the position taken by the Defense Department that the military has the right to go after terrorists in any country that is failing to target them.This is the most astounding and the most astoundingly disturbing hearing that I've been to since I've been here. You guys have essentially rewritten the Constitution here today.
